Alabama Facts
In 2013, an estimated 1,090 people in Alabama were diagnosed with a primary brain or other nervous system tumor. It is estimated that 370 of those were malignant.
Approximately 230 people from Alabama passed away in 2013 due to a brain or other nervous system tumor.2
The incidence rate is approximately 8 per 100,000 males and 6 per 100,000 females.3
The mortality rate is approximately 6 per 100,000 males and 4 per 100,000 females.2
1CBTRUS (2012). CBTRUS Statistical Report Supplement 2012: Primary Brain and Central Nervous Tumors Diagnosed in the United States in 2005-2009. Source Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, Honsdale, IL. Website www.cbtrus.org
2Cancer in North America: 2005-2009. Volume Three Registry-Specific Cancer Mortality in the United States and Canada. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, June 2012.
3Cancer in North America: 2005-2009. Volume Two Registry-Specific Cancer Incidence in the United States and Canada. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, June 2012.
2Cancer in North America: 2005-2009. Volume Three Registry-Specific Cancer Mortality in the United States and Canada. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, June 2012.